Coach of US Olympic gymnastic team Martha Karolyi (big baby) opinions pls!?

Question

Does anyone else think that Martha Karolyi is being a big, whiny (ugly) baby about the US taking silver to China?? Silver is a great accomplishment and she is diminishing the greatness of the medal and being chosen to participate in the Olympics.

Please read article (link BEFORE RESPONDING)

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/gymnastics/news?slug=dw-karolyis081308&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Answer 1

Yes and she made another excuse of the long waiting time of Alicia's beam exercise but was rebuked by their OWN committee.

Answer 2

I think it speaks volumes about her character.

She can't accept she lost and she's making excuses.

My huge problem with it is that no one really knows how old those Chinese Gymnast's really were. I agree there were some suspicious circumstances regarding their passports and blah, blah, blah. But you can't prove anything so you have to assume that they aren't lying. That being said if they really are all 16 what an idiot that makes her look.

Answer 3

I have to agree with you about her demeanor. Calling the other team's players "babies" (I've heard much worse in my playing days) is relatively childish. On the otherhand, I have to agree with her position regarding the age controversy. If I were in her shoes, I would have coached my team as best I could, disregarding the age of the other team's players, win outright, and not have to deal with the possible rule breaking. Their 2nd place finish is a great accomplishment, and I would congratulate my team on a job well done, and let the olympic commitee (or whoever) investigate the situation, keeping my mouth shut until a concrete answer is found.

Answer 4

Yes, she's such a sore loser. Did she see Alicia Sacramone? She should be happy we even got any medals at all! Our team (Well, our Alicia Sacramone) was sloppy!

She needs to admit that we were not good and move on. She was beat by those "babies", and now SHE'S the one crying like a baby!